hero from the PoPville archives
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to attend public meetings for the 11th Street NW Multimodal Safety Project from L Street NW to Monroe Street NW. This project updates the existing bike lane and improves safety for all road users for one of DC’s most heavily used bicycle corridors. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to pop by and give a tip that DPW closed down Mass Ave NW at Rock Creek going into Dupont for snow removal at 8:30 AM this morning. They diverted all traffic onto Rock Creek Parkway. Seems like they could have (more…)
1300 block of Connecticut Ave, NW
HEADS UP!!
“Dear PoPville,
There’s an icicle that’s over a story tall in Dupont. I fear somebody’s going to get Final Destination’d.” (more…)
Thanks A. for sending above from Park View: “That’s one way to save your parking spot.”
and
“Dear PoPville. Forget the shovel, Try an axe first, (more…)
4221 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Word on the street is that Tikka is very, VERY good! Cheers to one year: (more…)
photo by Callan Swenson
From the Mayor’s Office:
“DC Public Schools will be open Thursday and Friday with 2 hour delay.
NEW: DCPS will reopen tomorrow, Jan 29, and Friday, Jan 30, on a 2-hour delay.
Teams have been working hard to make sure we’re ready, and we can’t wait to welcome our learners back to their classrooms.”
“DC Government will open tomorrow, Jan 29, at 10AM.
It’s crucial that we continue operations to keep our city moving forward.”
Full release: (more…)
photo by Mark Andre
From OPM:
“Washington, DC Area
Applies to: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework
Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open and employees have the Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework. (more…)
via google maps
Update from Pepco:
“Pepco sent an underground crew to investigate and determined the voltage was from a DC owned traffic signal post. Pepco crews worked to make the area safe and will be standing by until DDOT can respond to the scene.
We encourage customers to contact Pepco if they see down wires or damaged equipment at 1-877-Pepco-62.”
“Dear PoPville, (more…)
Kevin reports on road conditions and traffic conditions: “in downtown DC are actually quite bad for commuting by car. As an illustration, Mass Ave south of Sheridan Circle has only two narrow lanes carved out in either direction and at times there is still packed snow or ice on the entire surface. All of the numbered streets between the Dupont region and K Street are bad to very bad. (more…)
Just in from the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association:
“***UPDATE*** There is unexpected construction on the National Mall for an event taking place next week. So we are shifting the battle a few blocks over to the North lawn of the Washington Monument. (more…)